On June 15, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) announced that it will now make monthly electronic updates to its Work Plan, making it more of a dynamic process that will allow the OIG to inform the public about the efforts and accomplishments of the office on a more real-time basis.

An HHS Office of Inspector General report revealed that nearly 12% of the total CMS incentive payments made for EHR incentive payments, or more than $729 million, were overpaid to eligible providers that did not meet meaningful use requirements. Officials advised the agency to try to recover the more than $700 million in inappropriate payments and the $2.3 million it overpaid to providers who switched from Medicaid to Medicare incentive programs.

On June 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) published its Spring 2017 Semiannual Report to Congress. The report covers the timeframe of October 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.

On May 24, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a day-long conference to take a comprehensive look at how identity theft has evolved over the last decade and what we can do to address this challenge in the future. NHCAA staff listened in and Medical ID theft was discussed along with other forms the crime takes. Many post-conference resources are available.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently confirmed that the HHS OIG Hotline telephone number is being used as part of a telephone spoofing scam targeting individuals throughout the country.